Professor Bill Bowring appeared as an expert witness in a hearing to decide whether Ukrainian MP Artem Dmytruk should be extradited to Ukraine. Westminster Magistrates Court refused Mr Dmytruk's extradition following a finding that he had previously been subjected to ill-treatment by Ukrainian state agents.
Extradition was ultimately refused under Article 8 ECHR. The court found extradition was disproportionate because of:
- the cumulative impact of ill-treatment of Mr Dmytruk by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) in March 2022
- risks inherent in return to a state at war, and
- the effect on family life .
Subsequently, the Ukrainian Government confirmed that it will not appeal.
Ben Joyes of 9BR Chambers appeared for Mr Dmytruk, led by Edward Fitzgerald KC of Doughty Street Chambers, instructed by Katy O’Mara of Hodge Jones & Allen.
Read the judgment in full in Ukraine v Dmytruk [2026]